PREWITT – At about 1 pm Friday, New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash on n I-40 at mile marker 62, near Prewitt.
The initial investigation indicated that a semi-tractor trailer was merging onto the eastbound roadway from the shoulder when a passenger car traveling eastbound struck the rear of the semi.
Front seat passenger, identified as Helen Larry, 52, of Pillow Crest, N.M., sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and remaining two passengers were transported by EMS for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the semi was uninjured.
Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in this crash. The crash remains under in investigation.
